A Life in Letters

Philippe Denis, Paddy Kearney, Jane Argall (Editors)

Published 2018
| 552
Pages | ISBN 9781920620271

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Denis Hurley OMI is widely regarded as the most influential South African Catholic in modern times. He was the youngest bishop in the world when appointed in 1946 and the longest serving when he retired 45 years later.

Throughout his life Denis Hurley was a prolific writer of letters. The 251 letters chosen for this volume range from 1926 when the young Denis was 11 years old and at boarding school to 2004 when the Archbishop, aged 88, died suddenly on 13 February.

The letters reveal Hurley's personality and emotions, his views on politics, theology, spirituality and reform of the Church.

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Author

Philippe Denis, Paddy Kearney, Jane Argall (Editors)

Published

2018

Pages

552

ISBN

9781920620271

Specific References

Denis Hurley OMI is widely regarded as the most influential South African Catholic in modern times. He was the youngest bishop in the world when appointed in 1946 and the longest serving when he retired 45 years later.

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